12-428: County Offices may refer to: County Offices, Kendal , England County Offices, Lincoln , England County Offices, Monaghan , Ireland County Offices, Wick , Scotland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title County Offices . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-476: A dedicated county headquarters: the site they chose was open land on the corner of Stricklandgate and Busher Walk. The new building, which was designed by Verner Owen Rees in the Neo-Georgian style and built by local builders, G. F. Martindale, was opened as "Westmorland County Hall" in 1939. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with nine bays facing onto Stricklandgate; the central bay featured
36-483: A doorway on the ground floor with a rectangular fanlight containing the county coat of arms ; there was a sash window on the first floor and a central turret with a square clock at roof level. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. A brass plaque commemorating council staff who had died in the Second World War was erected in the vestibule of the building after the war. After leaving
48-509: A single building: the site they selected had been occupied by a former retail unit which had been converted for residential use (107-109 Botchergate) and a medical treatment centre (113-117 Botchergate). The new building, which was designed by architects, AHR, and built by Eric Wright Construction, was completed in December 2016. The design for the steel framed building involved a wide glass and steel main frontage facing Botchergate with
60-810: A single county council known as Cumbria County Council in 1974. The building was renamed "Kendal County Offices" and continued to serve as the local register office and also as the Kendal and Whitehaven Archive Centre . Although the administrative offices of Cumbria County Council were at Cumbria House in Botchergate in Carlisle , formal meetings of the Council continued to be held at the County Offices in Kendal. A programme of major refurbishment works in
72-500: Is a building in Stricklandgate, Kendal , England . The structure, which was the headquarters of Westmorland County Council from 1939 to 1974, is a Grade II listed building . In the early 20th century the town hall in Kendal was the meeting place of Westmorland County Council . After finding that the town hall was too cramped to accommodate both the town council and the county council, council leaders decided to procure
84-698: The Royal train at Arnside railway station , Queen Elizabeth II , accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , visited Westmorland County Hall in August 1956. An emergency control centre, which was intended to accommodate staff in the event of a nuclear attack , was installed in the basement of the building in the 1960s. Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972 , Westmorland County Council and Cumberland County Council amalgamated to form
96-561: The County Hall. In June 2024 the council decided to close the building in September 2024 and move meetings, staff and services to Kendal Town Hall and South Lakeland House. Cumbria House Cumbria House is a municipal building in the Botchergate area of Carlisle , England. It is used by Cumberland Council . Throughout much of the 20th century, the administration of Cumberland County Council had been carried out from
108-614: The Courts in Carlisle. After amalgamation with Westmorland County Council in 1974, Cumbria County Council continued to use these facilities as well as a series of Victorian houses on Portland Square, Brunswick Street and Alfred Street North in Carlisle together with Lonsdale House in Lower Gaol Yard in Carlisle. In the early 21st century, as a cost-saving measure, council leaders decided to co-locate all council activities in
120-433: The archive centre involving the creation of two new strong rooms was completed in spring 2019. In October 2019, the environmental movement, Extinction Rebellion , held a demonstration outside the building. Cumbria County Council was abolished on 1 April 2023, with the southern and eastern areas becoming part of the new unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness . The new Westmorland and Furness Council initially met at
132-429: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=County_Offices&oldid=1161417941 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages County Offices, Kendal The County Hall , also known as County Offices ,
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#1732765041823144-537: The right hand section projected forward. The footprint of the building, with the left hand section set back, was designed to create a forecourt in which people could safely protest without being at risk from road traffic. The new offices were built to accommodate some 700 staff and to act as a catalyst for urban regeneration in the Botchergate area. Although the administrative offices of the County Council were at Cumbria House in Botchergate, formal meetings of
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